I Need help Gaiting!!!!?

A lot of the time, pacing is caused by an issue with the way the horse is shoed. Some people will try to tell you that they use the same angles as any other horse, but they need more toe than say, a QH would need. Have a farrier that is experienced with TWHs take a look at the hooves, and see what they think.

Secondly, when you ride, don't lean forward. Sit back, and deep. That's how you need to sit to get a walker to gait, especially if they have problems doing so.

If that doesn't work, it might be the hooves need work like I said, she could need shoes with a bit of weight on her fronts to get her to gait. Or, she might just be a really pacey horse.

It could also be the saddle. Does it free up her shoulders? Does she have average withers, or large withers like most walkers, and how does the saddle fit around her withers? Saddles that don't fit right will cause a lot of problems in walkers, when their gaits are concerned.

Some walkers are naturally more 'pacey' than others, but with a little work they can get a better running walk.

Shoes might help, as others have mentioned. I don't know how fancy you are willing to get with shoes, you can find farriers who specialize in gaited horses, but I would probably start with just a set of shoes on the front hooves. This will get her to pick her front feet a little higher and change the timing of her gait a little bit.

The saddle may also need to be looked at. Walkers do best in saddles that sit off the shoulder, like a cutback or saddleseat saddle or a western saddle with gaited horse bars. Hunt saddles and quarter horse western saddles tend to rub their shoulders, and they won't use their legs as well as they could.

Also, my walker tends to get pacey when you push him fast and have little rein contact. I got him to stop by tightening the reins and driving him more with my seat and legs. This way he reaches under himself better with his hind legs, which makes his gait smoother.

One thing that could be causing her to pace is shoeing. If her feet are stood str8 up and all her toe is gone, that's going to throw her off. Also, when you ride, you don't have to lean forward or post(if you ride english). You have to kinda lean back and sit deep. You should try to find a gaited farrier and put a light centerpunch (weighted shoe) on the front and a trailer on the back. Here's a link: http://www.ironcrafthorseshoes.com/shoes.htm. The 1st shoe is what i recommend for the front and the 4th one for the back feet. Best of luck!

She was probably trained to pace rather than gait. So you would actually have to completely retrain her, which would probably mean sending her off for a few months to do that. I would just stick to her pace and learn to ride it.